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Why we must examine India’s labour policy since 1947 to understand plight of migrant workers today Policy choices and strategies adopted by governments over seven decades have been key in determining the extent of reliance on informal employment. 18 hours ago A migrant worker s family at a bus station on April 20, waiting to return to their village, after Delhi government ordered a six-day lockdown to limit the spread of the coronavirus. | Reuters /Adnan Abidi In May 2020, the Union government announced that it would expedite the implementation of the “one nation, one ration card” scheme to allow citizens to get subsidised food from the public distribution system no matter where in the country they found themselves. But the roll-out across states to enable this portability of benefits has been uneven. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court was prompted to direct all states and Union Territories to implement the scheme by July 31.

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